JEM2012

I prewash yardage, but not pre-cut bundles. So many of the pre-cut patterns use every available inch of the bundle, and if they shink when you pre-wash then the measurements are all off.

sewmary

Me too here. No pre-wash, except for flannel.

RonieM

I'm a washer - I wash everything before it goes into my stash. I say better safe than sorry!

newbee3

i DO NOT PRE WASH I think the fabric is better with the colors bleeding I do use color catchers when I wash the quilts.

DaisyJ

I am pretty new to making quilts, I have made 5. The 5th one I just finished, it is one that my mother and I worked on together as a gift for my grandmother for her 90th birthday this October. I have never pre-washed my material for any of the quilts and always washed them with color catchers and they have been just fine......until this last one.....washed it with 2 color catchers (it is throw size) and it has red fabric in it and some white fabric and the red bled on the white. I was devastated when I pulled it out of the washer so I frantically started searching "google" for help on what to do. We tried oxi clean on the stain and nothing happened. Then we used a solution of equal parts, ammonia, liquid dish soap and water, sprayed it on the spots and scrubbed with a toothbrush and could see that it was definitely lightening it. Let it sit with that solution for about 15 min. then washed it again using Borax and said a prayer! So happy it came out great, no more red stains!!! So very very relieved......from now on I will always pre-wash reds!!!

jcrow

Never have washed my fabric before using it. Maybe will wash bright reds after reading all these stories. Kinda scary.

Annie68

I only wash reds. I do wash and dry the quilt when finished with a couple of color catchers. Never had a problem with color bleeding on the quilt.

crafty pat

I always wash mine as soon as I get home with it. I have the washer going now with some I bought this morning.Had a bad shrinking and running problem years ago when I forgot to pre wash, so I have been very careful to wash after that.

QuiltE

For those that only wash fabrics selectively, particularly "only the reds" ................ bleeding fabric is not limited to Just Reds.

Just saying!

bearisgray

I've had at least one of almost every color be a bleeder!